ABOUT JENNIFER
Jennifer joined Edison in 2016 and leads Fintech investments for the firm. She serves on the boards of these companies and provides strategic guidance and support. Over the last 6+ years with the firm she has completed nearly 40 transactions and has served on 12 boards. She was recognized by VCJ’s Rising Stars in 2021, NJBIZ 40 Under 40 in 2020, The Business Insider as 2019’s Rising Stars of Wall Street, NY Fintech Women’s Inspiring FinTech Females of 2021 and 2019, a finalist for Finovate’s Fintech Woman of the Year for 2019, and was named to WSJ’s Women to Watch in Private Equity in 2018.
Jennifer started her career at ForgeRock (NYSE: FORG), a global leader in identity and access management with a unique history stemming from Sun Microsystems. As the first sales executive of the company, she closed deals across all geographies and industry verticals, while guiding and building the company in its rapid expansion. She also hired and managed teams while building the company from its first year through multiple rounds of funding ($230M+ total raised pre-IPO). Throughout her tenure, the company revenue grew in excess of 100% YoY, including 200% sales growth during the last year of her term. During her MBA, she evaluated venture capital investment prospects and strategic business development opportunities for the Associated Press. Prior to joining Edison, she conducted comprehensive financial analysis on select European equities and generated proprietary value-oriented fundamental long/short investment theses for hedge fund clients of Commerzbank. In her spare time, Jennifer serves on the UNICEF New York chapter and volunteers with both Exeter and Columbia alumni associations.
INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Prepaid Technologies, gohenry, Fund That Flip, Yieldstreet, MoneyLion, ComplySci, and Clearpool Group, among others.
Point of View
Every day, I get to partner with CEOs and management teams to add direct value to their continued growth. Being a growth equity investor is such a privilege that I take to heart every day, helping management teams to scale and ultimately generate great win-win outcomes for everyone.
Recent Articles from Jennifer Lee
September 26, 2024
Growth Equity Firm Edison Partners Doubles Down on K1x Investment
Princeton, NJ and Nashville, TN, Sept. 26,...
August 22, 2023
Real Estate Investment Platform, Fund that Flip, to Rebrand as Upright
Fund That Flip, a leading platform for real...
April 24, 2023
Start ’em Young: The Importance of Financial Literacy for the Next Generation
With learnings from various platforms out there –
ABOUT JENNIFER
Jennifer joined Edison in 2016 and leads Fintech investments for the firm. She serves on the boards of these companies and provides strategic guidance and support. Over the last 6+ years with the firm she has completed nearly 40 transactions and has served on 12 boards. She was recognized by VCJ’s Rising Stars in 2021, NJBIZ 40 Under 40 in 2020, The Business Insider as 2019’s Rising Stars of Wall Street, NY Fintech Women’s Inspiring FinTech Females of 2021 and 2019, a finalist for Finovate’s Fintech Woman of the Year for 2019, and was named to WSJ’s Women to Watch in Private Equity in 2018.
Jennifer started her career at ForgeRock (NYSE: FORG), a global leader in identity and access management with a unique history stemming from Sun Microsystems. As the first sales executive of the company, she closed deals across all geographies and industry verticals, while guiding and building the company in its rapid expansion. She also hired and managed teams while building the company from its first year through multiple rounds of funding ($230M+ total raised pre-IPO). Throughout her tenure, the company revenue grew in excess of 100% YoY, including 200% sales growth during the last year of her term. During her MBA, she evaluated venture capital investment prospects and strategic business development opportunities for the Associated Press. Prior to joining Edison, she conducted comprehensive financial analysis on select European equities and generated proprietary value-oriented fundamental long/short investment theses for hedge fund clients of Commerzbank. In her spare time, Jennifer serves on the UNICEF New York chapter and volunteers with both Exeter and Columbia alumni associations.
INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Prepaid Technologies, gohenry, Fund That Flip, Yieldstreet, MoneyLion, ComplySci, and Clearpool Group, among others.
Point of View
Every day, I get to partner with CEOs and management teams to add direct value to their continued growth. Being a growth equity investor is such a privilege that I take to heart every day, helping management teams to scale and ultimately generate great win-win outcomes for everyone.
Recent Articles from Jennifer Lee
September 26, 2024
Growth Equity Firm Edison Partners Doubles Down on K1x Investment
Princeton, NJ and Nashville, TN, Sept. 26,...
August 22, 2023
Real Estate Investment Platform, Fund that Flip, to Rebrand as Upright
Fund That Flip, a leading platform for real...
April 24, 2023
Start ’em Young: The Importance of Financial Literacy for the Next Generation
With learnings from various platforms out there –